means; way; method; measure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh